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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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