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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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