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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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