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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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