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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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