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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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