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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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