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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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