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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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