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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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