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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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