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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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