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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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