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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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