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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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