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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning make it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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