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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers 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 massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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