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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators 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 innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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