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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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