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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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