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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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