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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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