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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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