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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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