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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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