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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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