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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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