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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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