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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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