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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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