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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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