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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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