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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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