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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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