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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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