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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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