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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What 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 teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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