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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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