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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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