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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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