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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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