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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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