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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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