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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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