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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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