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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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