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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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