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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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