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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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