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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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