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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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