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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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