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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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