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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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