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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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