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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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