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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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