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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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