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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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