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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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