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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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