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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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