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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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