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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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