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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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