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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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