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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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