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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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