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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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