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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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