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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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