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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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