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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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