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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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