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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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