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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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