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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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