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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies 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 stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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