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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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