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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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