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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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