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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. People want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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