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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education