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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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