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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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