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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the 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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