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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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