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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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