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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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