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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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