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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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