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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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