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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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