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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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