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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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