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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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