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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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