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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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