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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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