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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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