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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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