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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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