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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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