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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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