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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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