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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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