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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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