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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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