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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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