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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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