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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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