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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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