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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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