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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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