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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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