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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand these new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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