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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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