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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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