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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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