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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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