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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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