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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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