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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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