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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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