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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details 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 issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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