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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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