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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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