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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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