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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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