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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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