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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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