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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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