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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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