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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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