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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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