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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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