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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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