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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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