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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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