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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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