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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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