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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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