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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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