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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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