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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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