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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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