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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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