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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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