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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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