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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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