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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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