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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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