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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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