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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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