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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning enable students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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