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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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