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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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