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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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