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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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