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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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