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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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