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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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