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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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