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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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