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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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