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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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