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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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