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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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