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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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