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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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