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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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