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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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