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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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