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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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