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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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