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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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