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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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