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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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