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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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