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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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