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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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