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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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