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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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