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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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