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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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