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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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