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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different 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 optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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