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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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