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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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