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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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