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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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