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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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