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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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