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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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