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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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