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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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