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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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