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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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