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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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