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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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