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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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