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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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