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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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