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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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