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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations 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 stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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