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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to know how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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