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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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