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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand these open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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