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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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