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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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