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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the 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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