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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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