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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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