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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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