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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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