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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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