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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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