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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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