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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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