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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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