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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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