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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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