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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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