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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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