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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need 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 education resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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