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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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