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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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