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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of these open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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