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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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