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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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