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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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