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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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