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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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