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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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