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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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