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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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