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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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