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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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