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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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