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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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