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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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