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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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