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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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