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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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