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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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