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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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