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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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