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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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