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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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