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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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