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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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