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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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