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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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