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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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