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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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