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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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