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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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