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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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