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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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