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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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