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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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