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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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