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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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