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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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