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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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