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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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