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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed 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 experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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