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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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