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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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