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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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