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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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