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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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