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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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