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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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