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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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