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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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