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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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