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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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