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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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