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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the 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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