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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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