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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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