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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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