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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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