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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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