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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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