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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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