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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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