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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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