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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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