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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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