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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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