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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines 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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