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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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