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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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