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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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