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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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