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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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