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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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