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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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