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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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