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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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