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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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