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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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