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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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