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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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