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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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