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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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