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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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