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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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