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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? 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 evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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