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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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