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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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