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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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