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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions certify 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 MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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