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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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