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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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