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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand these open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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