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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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