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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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