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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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