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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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