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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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