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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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