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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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