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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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