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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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