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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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