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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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