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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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