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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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