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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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