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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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