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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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