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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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