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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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