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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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