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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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