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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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