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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in digital education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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