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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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