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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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