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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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