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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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