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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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