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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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