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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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