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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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