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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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