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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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