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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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