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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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