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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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