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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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