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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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