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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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