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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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