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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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