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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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