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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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