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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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