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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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