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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify 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 MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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