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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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