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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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