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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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