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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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