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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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