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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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