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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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