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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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