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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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