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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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