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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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