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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured 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 MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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