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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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