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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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