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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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