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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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