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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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