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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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