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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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