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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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