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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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