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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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