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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education