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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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