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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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