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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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