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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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