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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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