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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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