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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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