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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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