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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business 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 institutions handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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