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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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