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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning enable students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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