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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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