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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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