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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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