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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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