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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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