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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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