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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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