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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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