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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people 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 online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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