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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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