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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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