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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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