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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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