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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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