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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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