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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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