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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology enable learners all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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