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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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