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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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