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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the dramatic 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 interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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