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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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