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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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