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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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