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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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