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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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