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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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