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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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