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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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