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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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