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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free 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 quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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