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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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