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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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