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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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