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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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