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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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