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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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