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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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