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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the stimulating 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 reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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