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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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