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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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