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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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