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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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