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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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