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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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