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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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