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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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