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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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