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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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