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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have empowered learners all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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