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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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