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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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