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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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