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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning make it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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