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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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