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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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