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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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