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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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