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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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