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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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