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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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