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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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