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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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