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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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