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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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