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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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