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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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