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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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