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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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