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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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