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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning have enabled learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This 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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