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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the 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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