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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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