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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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