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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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