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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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