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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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