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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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