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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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