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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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