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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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