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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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