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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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