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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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