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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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