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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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