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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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