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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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