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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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