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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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