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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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