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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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