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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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