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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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