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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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