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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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