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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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