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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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