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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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