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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning enable students all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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