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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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