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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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