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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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