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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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