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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)