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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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