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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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