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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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