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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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