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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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