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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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