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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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