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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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