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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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