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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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