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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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